METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1931, Page 12

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER MOON FOR AUGUST. Last Quarter, 7th day, 3.58 a.m. New Moon 14th day, 1.7,7 a.m. First Quarter, 20th day, 11.6 p.m. Full Moon, 2Sth day, 2.40 p.m. TUESDAY, 25th AUGUST. The Sun.—Rose to-day, 6.28 a.m.; sets, 5.18 p.m. Jtlses to-morrow, 6.27 a.m.; sets, 5.19 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday,: Morning, Ohr 42min; afternoon, lur 48mln; total, 2hr 30mIn. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 55.3deg; minimum, 48.6deg; mean, 52.0deg. Rainfall for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m" to-day, 0.16 in; total to date during the month 1.43 in. Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 8 a.m. to-day, 21.2 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 29.71 in; today, 0 a.m., 20.5 Sin. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. A rather intense depression still covers New Zealand. During last night its centre crossed the southern districts, and consequently strong northerly winds have since backed to westerlies and. In places, to south-westerlies. The weather has been changeable and squally, with rain at times in most districts. Further heavy falls have occurred in the western portion of tho South Island, Arthur's Pass having had bs mucli as-3.ir points and Okuru 313 points. There have been little or no rain, however in Canterbury and Hawkes Bay during the past

Weather.—B., blue sky; 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; G., Bloomy, dull; U.. ugly, threatening; R., continuous or steady rain; S., snow; D., drizzleP., passing showers; H., hail: Q., squally: L., lightning: T., thunder: F... fog: U.. mist: Z haze. Beaufort Scale of Wind force, with equivalent velocities at ; feet above ground.—o calm, 0-1. m.p.h.; 1, light air, 2-3; 2. slight breeze, 4-7; 3 gentle breeze. 8-11; 4, moderato breeze, 12-16; 5. fresh breeze, 17-21: 0, strong 22-27; 7. high wind. 2S-33: 8. gale, 34-40: 9, stroni? pale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56: 11, storm. 57-65: 12, hurricane. FORECAST. Winds.—Moderate to strong winds between westerly and south-westerly. Barometer.—Rising. Seas.—Rather rough on the west coast and about Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere moderate. Tides.—Good. Warning signals arc exhibited for westerly gales at Stephens Island and Cape Campbell, and for a southerly gale at Nugget Point. Weather.—Still changeable and squally generally, with occasional showers; an improvement is likely to-morrow in most districts.

Station. WinPres. Temp. Weather. Cape Mario V.D. W 4 Russell .... XW 3 Hokianga Hoads W 3 Kaipara Sig Stir W 6 Manukau Heads W 3 Auckland w 2 Tiritiri ... WNW 2 Knivliia W 1 Tauranga Calm Opotiki Calm Taupo XW 1 East Cape .... N 5 Glsborne .... NW J Napier WNW 2 Castlepolnt .. NK 3 Cape Palilsor NW 5 N. Plymouth WSW 5 ('ape Egmont .. NW 4 Patea SW 5 Wanganui .. NW 1 Foxton NK 4 Wellington .. NW 5 C. Campbell NNW 3 Farewell Spit WNW 1 Westport .. WNW 4 Grcymouth ... s ; Arthur's Pass . SW .3 Kaikoura ... Calm Christchurch SW I! Akaroa L'house. W 5 Timaru Calm Oamaru .... SW 1 Dunedin ... SW 2 Alexandra .. SW 1 Queenstown .. Calm Nuggets .. SSW 0 Bluir SW 2 Puysegur Toint SSE 4 29.S4 29.85 29.90 29.S4 29.79 29.7S 29.S0 29.S0 29.S2 29.75 29.70 29.64 29.77 29.77 29.75 29.71 29.5S 29.52 29.01 29.58 29.59 .o'.'r.s 23.53 29.55 29.60 29.0-1 29.66 29.74 29.67 29.73 57 50 57 .56 5S ol 48 59 59 56 56 51 53 51 49 50 4S 4S 47 46 4S 45 43 50 46 BCZ C BC OZ 0 C C BC O O c OG C BC c B OP C B B P BC BC B OP r O B ('. C 0 0 OR 0 O OMP OD OP

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.